Ballislife Podcast Network

ITP co-hosts Ronnie and Devin debate the greatest high school basketball team of all time from a list of four squads - 1982-83 Dunbar, 1992-93 Oak Hill Academy, 2015-16 Chino Hills and 2019-20 Montverde Academy. The guys welcome on guests from those respective teams, including Oak Hill coach Steve Smith and PG Jeff McInnis, former Dunbar and Syracuse player Herman Harried, former Chino Hills coach Steve Baik and Montverde Academy coach Kevin Boyle, to give our listeners the reason why their team should be considered the greatest HSBB team of all time!

On 'The Retro Room', Randy Cruz and Joe Cruz from Hoops in the Sun are joined by former NBA All-Star and NYC legend, Kenny Anderson. They discuss everything from NYC basketball, Anderson's days at Georgia Tech, getting drafted by the New Jersey Nets in 1991, making the 1994 NBA All-Star team, his favorite point guards and more. twitter.com/randyjcruz (@randyjcruz) twitter.com/hoopsinthesun (@hoopsinthesun) twitter.com/chibbs_1 (@chibbs_1) patreon.com/cruzcontrol

On 'The Retro Room', Randy Cruz and Alex Kennedy from Hoopshype.com revisit the 2007 NBA Draft that was headlined by Greg Oden and Kevin Durant. They discuss the career trajectories for both players, with Oden being drafted first overall by Portland and Durant being drafted second overall by Seattle, how the 2007 Draft changed the landscape of the NBA going forward, what could've been if Oden remained healthy, Durant becoming the franchise in Seattle and eventually Oklahoma City and more. twitter.com/randyjcruz (@randyjcruz) twitter.com/alexkennedynba (@alexkennedynba) patreon.com/cruzcontrol

On Episode 61 of the In The Paint Show, co-hosts Ronnie and Devin discuss the impact of COVID-19 on grassroots and high school basketball across the country. The guys also break down the toll taken on high school prospects in the classes of 2020 and 2021. Ronnie and Devin bring four experienced and knowledgeable guests into the conversation: Los Angeles Elite/West Torrance HC Russell Payne, Vegas Elite/Bishop Gorman coach Rich Thornton, Compton Magic's Etop Udo-Ema and St. Francis HC Todd Wolfson.

On 'The Retro Room', Randy Cruz and Pistons fan Kenny Holt revisit the Grant Hill era in Detroit. They discuss Grant Hill's early days at Duke, getting drafted by Detroit in 1994, winning Co-Rookie of the Year with Jason Kidd, being compared to Michael Jordan, best Small Forward in the 90's along with Scottie Pippen, signing with Orlando in 2000, the injuries throughout his career and more. twitter.com/randyjcruz (@randyjcruz) twitter.com/cowabunga_k_e_n (@cowabunga_k_e_n) patreon.com/cruzcontrol

On 'The Retro Room', Randy Cruz and Edgar Burgos of Hard 2 Guard Media, who's also former producer at NBATV and worked with the Knicks until 2015, revisit the Carmelo Anthony era in New York. They discuss the initial signing of Amar'e Stoudemire in the summer of 2010, the feeling of bringing the Knicks back to being relevant, the trade between Denver and New York in February 2011, Carmelo playing with Amar'e, coaching carousel in NY, Linsanity, Carmelo's MVP caliber season in 2013 and more. twitter.com/randyjcruz (@randyjcruz) twitter.com/eburgone (@eburgone) patreon.com/cruzcontrol

On 'It's In The Game', Randy Cruz and Denny Blanco go into their GM mode and do a NBA Champions Draft as they select 10 NBA championship teams. They also discuss which is the best team in NBA history and more! twitter.com/randyjcruz (@randyjcruz) twitter.com/iamdennyblanco (@iamdennyblanco) patreon.com/cruzcontrol

On 'The Retro Room', Randy Cruz and Joe Cruz co-host a special episode with NBA Champion Metta World Peace. They discuss his high school days at LaSalle Academy, his Elite 8 run with St. John's in 1999, almost going to The U instead of St. John's, great NYC Streetball players, the Indiana Pacers days, not getting drafted by the Knicks in 1999, playing with Yao Ming and winning a championship with Kobe and the Lakers in 2010 and more. twitter.com/randyjcruz (@randyjcruz) twitter.com/hoopsinthesun (@hoopsinthesun) twitter.com/mettaworld37 (@mettaworld37) patreon.com/cruzcontrol

On 'It's In The Game', Randy Cruz and Joe Cruz take the conversation to NYC streetball as they're joined by the 2019 Hoops in the Sun MVP and Champion, Jordan Aaron. They discuss his basketball journey, playing NYC streetball, his relationship with Kyrie Irving and more. twitter.com/randyjcruz (@randyjcruz) twitter.com/hoopsinthesun (@hoopsinthesun)

On 'The Retro Room', Randy Cruz and Joe Cruz celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Michael Jordan's comeback to the NBA in 1995. They revisit his 1993 NBA Finals performance, his retirement in 1993, his sneaker game in 1995, wearing the number 45, Scottie Pippen's underrated 1994 season, the NBA landscape in 1994 & 1995, the 'I'm Back' memo on March 18, the lead up to the comeback against Indiana on March 19, the 'Double Nickel' game vs the Knicks on March 28, the 1995 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals vs the Magic and more. twitter.com/randyjcruz (@randyjcruz) twitter.com/hoopsinthesun (@hoopsinthesun) patreon.com/cruzcontrol

On 'The Retro Room', Randy Cruz and Joe Cruz revisit the 1994 First Round Playoffs where the 8th seeded Denver Nuggets made history by defeating the 1st seeded Seattle SuperSonics. They also discuss the NBA landscape in 1994, Michael Jordan's first retirement, how great the Sonics were in the 90's but were unable to capture a championship, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf being an underrated player, Dikembe Mutombo's legacy and more. twitter.com/randyjcruz (@randyjcruz) twitter.com/hoopsinthesun (@hoopsinthesun)

Co-hosts Ronnie Flores and Devin Ugland discuss the impact Coronavirus is having on all levels of basketball - from the NBA to college and down to the high school level. Ron and Dev give an in-depth look at the NorCal Open Division Regionals, which hit a handful of COVID-19 related issues, and are joined by Sacramento Bee reporter Joe Davidson, Bishop O'Dowd coach Lou Richie and Sheldon High guard Xavion Brown who were in the middle of the hysteria.

On 'The Retro Room', Randy Cruz and Denny Blanco revisit the '7 Seconds Or Less' Phoenix Suns from the mid 2000's. They discuss how that team and their style of offense changed the NBA landscape, the impact it has on today's game, where Steve Nash ranks as an all-time point guard and more. twitter.com/randyjcruz (@randyjcruz) twitter.com/iamdennyblanco (@iamdennyblanco)

On 'It's In The Game', Randy Cruz and Denny Blanco discuss Giannis vs Harden, possibility of a Carmelo Anthony reunion in New York, Zion Williamson making a push for Rookie of the Year, Kevin Durant advocating for marijuana to be off the NBA's banned substance list and more. twitter.com/randyjcruz (@randyjcruz) twitter.com/iamdennyblanco (@iamdennyblanco)

On Episode 59, co-hosts Ronnie and Devin take a closer look at the CIF State Playoff brackets from the Open Division through Division III. Westchester, San Joaquin Memorial and others get odd seed placement, Open Division South Regional teams made up entirely of Southern Section teams. A lot of seeding is off, but what's the fix? Cal-Hi Sports Editor/Publisher Mark Tennis joins the show to give us the inside track on what CIF is thinking at the state level.